Improvement in iron fence



@wat @lilium CLARK T. BUSH, OF MIDDLE'BURG, NEW YORK.

'Leners Paraninfo. 92,579', dma .my 13,1869.

` IMPQVEMENT Il IRON FENCE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part af 'che same.

To all whom 'it may concern Be it known that I, CLARK T. BUSH, of Middleburg, in the'county ofv Schoharie,- and State of New York, have invented certain'new and useful Improvements in Iron Fences; and I do hereby declare that the following'is a full, clear", andexac't description of the' construction of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which- Figurel is a perspective view;.

Figui-e2 shows the manner of splicing;

Figure 3, the manner of bracing the posts;v and Figure 4, a top view of the post and link.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts inthe several-figures.

The object of this invention is to construct a strong and durable fence, in such a manner as to avoid the expense of mortising or drilling` the railsor pickets, and to enable the builder to pntfit together or take it apart with great facility.

In the drawingsv H represents the foundation, -in which 'are secured the posts A A.

P l) are the'pickets or paling-,attached to the rails fr fr by hooks or eyes a. a, which may be cast upon the back side of the pickets. These pickets may be of any form,to snit the taste of the builder.

The rails 0' 1' are fastened' near the top andbottom of the post, as shown in fig. 1, by means of the metallic links L L, the post being notched as shown at c in tig. 3, to receive the rail, and prevent its moving up or down.

The links may be made of' wrought or malleable metal, bent in the form shown.

The posts A A may be e'ectnally braced, as shown V at fig. 3. Where b is the brace, the upper end of which rests against the post andis secured by the band w and the'pin pr key t..

From-the above description it will be seen that this fence is simple in'construction, can be cheaply built, and'is strong and durable.

I donot claim constructing a metallic fence with Amovable pickets, having the rails pass through eyes or hooks attached to said pickets; but What Ido claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, Ais 1. The combination and arrangement of post A, (provided with recess`,) rails r fr, and metal links L yL, asshown and described.

2. The kerfed rails `1 r, band B, and key k, when said several parts are arranged as shown and speci fied.

3. The combination and arrangement of the hereindescribed posts A A, rails rw', pickets P l?, and braces b, substantially as described.

C. 'l. BUSH.

Witnesses:

W. H. ENGLE, W. Ammo. 

